Highlanders
Chapter

Activities
and Maps

We try NOT to cancel any activities, but
the older we get, the more things can change. Please check the website,
or call or email the activity leader, or call Bobbi @787-8654 to
confirm events.

Wednesdays

If
you would like to receive an email about where and when some of the hikers
in The Villages hike, you can subscribe to the yahoo group site: http://groups.yahoo.com/thevillageshikingclub
scroll down near the bottom and hit the subscribe button, to unsubscribe,
there is also a button there. You do not have to live in the
Villages to attend these hikes.

Saturday

February
17, 2018 Annual Chili Party Trimble Park 11:00 AM or before. The
weather should be nice for our annual Chili Party. Bring your
canoe/kayak, hiking shoes, bicycle, or just sit and visit. You might
want to bring your own lawn chair. Trimble Park is located in the
Tangerine area off US 441, south of Mt. Dora. The park is between
Lake Beauclair and Lake Carlton. This year we have Pavilion #1 on
the point. No Pets. Activity Leader: Arlene Beal,
612-202-5224 or bealak59@gmail.com
and assisting Cathy Leavers, cjleavers@yahoo.com.
We need chili, salads and desserts. Address: 5802 Trimble Park
Road, Mt Dora 28.769171, -81.656442

Thursday

February 22, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public. Any questions, call Bobbi
at 352-787-8654 or email Program: Feb.- Gallus
Quigley Blueways—Talks
about Lake County’s Paddling Trail systembobbiszoo@yahoo.com28.811093 -81.874858

Saturday

March
3, 2018 Work Hike, Saturday, March 3, 2018 Ocala National Forest and
La-No-Che BSA Camp. We will be working in two separate teams meeting
in different locations. It is essential to contact us Wed-Fri before the
hike to join a team and get information on the meeting place.
Please be early before 9AM at your meeting place as we will be shuttling
to other areas to work. Bring hat, gloves, sunscreen, bug repellent,
lunch, and lots of water. Please call Bobbi at 352-787-8654 (leave
message) or email bobbiszoo@yahoo.com.
DO NOT PUBLISH

March 22, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public Program:
Bill
and Mary Ellen Milton- Highlanders at Devil's Fork SC28.811093 -81.874858

Meet
at Lake Norris trailhead at 6:00 PM. Bring a dish to
share and we will transport the food and your chairs to the camp by
car while we hike the 1.5 miles in. We'll enjoy the sunset,
watch the birds soar over the lake, and have dinner around the
fire. Then after dark, around 8:45 PM, we'll hike back and
see the fireflies along the trail. This is a very easy level hike
along a forest road and a lot of fun for kids too. Bring a chair,
flashlight, bug spray, jacket, something to drink, and your
dish to share with serving spoon. We will provide plates and
silverware and lots of fun under a new moon. No pets allowed.
Call or email Diane with your RSVP and what you plan to bring.
Leave a message on landline phone:352-589-2721. Please only use my
cell on the day of the hike if needed cell-352-205-9620. Email: dammiller@aol.com28.913943,
-81.544539

Thursday

April
19, 2018
Interpretive Hike at Lake Griffin State Park - 7 - 10 AM. Meet at
7:00 AM (an hour before normal opening hours) for a short hike - less than
two miles. Park personnel will accompany, explaining the flora and
fauna of the area. Because the trail is new and the walkways are
narrow, park personnel ask that the group be limited to around 20.
State Park entrance fee: $2.00 per person. Any questions, call
Micahel A. Tamburrino on cell at (303) 809-3284. 28.857409,
-81.902248

Thursday

April
19, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: NOTE:
We are meeting the 3rd Thursday due to the library being closed on our
regular date for the Bike Festival. We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public. Program: Patti
Hope Huizing- Climate Reality Any questions, call Bobbi
at 352-787-8654 or email bobbiszoo@yahoo.com28.811093 -81.874858

Saturday

April
21Earth
Day PEAR ParkPlanting
and weeding at the Highlanders Memorial Garden 9-3.

April
2018

Ga.
- Al. camping trip - 4/21 - 4/28We would like to invite FTA members to join us on our
first 2 stops on our great Alaskan and Canada 2018 adventure. We
plan to be at Florence Marina State Park in Ga. on 4/21 – 24.
We will do a paddle trip one day and the other travel about ˝ hr to
hike Providence Canyon State Park, Ga. On Tues, April, 24th we
will relocate about 2 hrs. North to Cheaha State Park in Al. (4/24-
4/28). Cheaha S,P. is the highest point in Al. and has lots of
waterfalls hikes for us to explore. Both parks have cabins
available for those who don’t want to camp. Please contact me before
making your reservations or more details. Diane and Ken dammiller@aol.com
352-589-2721. DO
NOT PUBLISH

Thursday

May 24, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public.
Program: 28.811093 -81.874858

Thursday

July
26, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public.
Program: 28.811093 -81.874858

Thursday

September 27, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public.
Program: Linda Willinski- Nature Photography28.811093 -81.874858

Tuesday

October 16, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: NOTE:
DAY AND DATE CHANGE: We are meeting on Tuesday due to the conflicts
with the library schedule. We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public.
Program: 28.811093 -81.874858

Thursday

November
15, 2018 Highlanders Chapter General Meeting: NOTE:
We are meeting the 3rd Thursday. We meet at the Leesburg Public Library
100 East Main Street in the meeting rooms at the front of the library.
Meeting starts at 6:00 PM. Come earlier for social time. Please
bring your aluminum cans to recycle in non-dripping plastic bags and a
snack to share. Open to the Public.
Program: 28.811093 -81.874858